profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Bancroft Fund
$20.99-1.06% today
-5.3% in 1 year
1-year low $20.931-year high $26.84
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $2.68 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Bancroft Fund sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $42.8 million in 2021 to $43.4 million in 2025, with $42.9 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Bancroft Fund vs. similar companies
Bancroft Fund grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft Fund | 2.7× · Cheap | ||
 BlackRock | 34.0× · Expensive | ||
 Blackstone | 49.1× · Expensive | ||
 Investor | 8.5× · Cheap | ||
 Brookfield | 70.0× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Bancroft Fund's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | -48 | 14 | 43 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 42 | -49 | 14 | 43 | |
| 7.84 | -8.03 | 2.70 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 98.7% | 100.9% | 96.5% | 98.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 213 | 148 | 151 | 174 |
| Cash | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total debt | 0 | – | – | 0 |
| Total liabilities | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 213 | 148 | 141 | 174 | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 19.9% | -33.1% | 9.8% | 24.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 2.7×
- –
- –
- 0.8×
- 2.7×
- –
- –
- 0.0%
- 37.3%
- 5.3%
Profitability
- 73.5%
- 428.1%
- 98.8%
- 428.1%
- 24.7%
- 7.2%
- 27.2%
- 24.7%
- 24.7%
- –
Growth
- +0.4%
- –
- –
- −15.9%
- +3.9%
Financial health
- 0.0×
- 0.00
- 0.0%
- –
- 88.59
- 88.59
- 0.06
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 5%of 852
Top 1%of 863
Bottom 22%of 860
Bottom 22%of 920
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.50 | – | – |
| May 13, 2025 | 0.87 | – | – |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.33 | – | – |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 1.05 | – | – |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -2.46 | – | – |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -5.95 | – | – |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.09 | – | – |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 6.72 | – | – |
5.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$53a year at today's yield, before tax
−15.9%2020 to 2025
Raised1 yearin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.79 in 2015 → $1.31 in 2025
How safe it looks
0.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
Bancroft Fund Ltd raises dividend by 22% to $0.50Seeking Alpha · Nov 11, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
Not enough data
Questions about Bancroft Fund
Is Bancroft Fund a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Bancroft Fund AI analysis
What does Bancroft Fund do?
Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets. It is in Asset Management.
Does Bancroft Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 5.3% a year.
Is Bancroft Fund stock halal?
Yes. Bancroft Fund passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is under 0.1% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Bancroft Fund stock done over the past year?
Down 5.3% over the past twelve months, to $20.99. It traded between $20.93 and $26.84 and is 21.8% below its high.
Who are Bancroft Fund's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Bancroft Fund's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.